Garnett Genuis at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On November 17th, 2020. See this statement in context.

November 17th, 2020 / 4:15 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Thank you, Minister.

I think you were going to talk about the Conservative record. Under Stephen Harper, aid as a percentage of GNI was actually much higher. It was always over 0.3%. I wonder if you want to confirm that current spending, as a percentage of GNI, is lower than it was at all points under the Harper government.

I also want to pin you down specifically on the commitment of the government. Is the government committing to increase aid spending in real terms, in nominal terms, or as a percentage of GNI? Which of those three is it?

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